| Chicken is the friend of cooks who are looking to | | | | 2 cloves garlic, crushed |
| prepare low-fat nutritious meals. When the skin is | | | | 1 cup pineapple chunks |
| removed, chicken has very little fat, but the meat | | | | 1/2 cup peanuts |
| remains tasty, tender, and popular with most people. | | | | 2 cups cooked brown rice |
| This recipe for crunchy tropical chicken brings together | | | | Make sure that you cook your rice first. Brown rice |
| ingredients that are proven partners of chicken: | | | | takes longer to cook than white rice. When the rice is |
| pineapple, rice, and peanuts. This delicious combination | | | | done or within a few minutes of being done, you can |
| is also packed potassium, B vitamins, and protein. If you | | | | continue with the recipe. It is a quick one. |
| find some low sodium chicken stock, then you can | | | | After your chicken breast is skinned and boned, cut it |
| control the salt content as well. | | | | into thin strips. Heat a wok and add the chicken stock, |
| This recipe yields two servings, but it could be easily | | | | juices, molasses, and crushed garlic. When the mixture |
| doubled or quadrupled to accommodate larger families. | | | | gets hot and steamy, add the chicken strips and stir |
| Recipe ingredients: | | | | for 5 to 7 minutes over medium high heat. Once the |
| 1 whole chicken breast, skinned and boned | | | | chicken is cooked through, add the pineapple and |
| 1/4 cup chicken stock | | | | peanuts and keep stirring over the heat for a couple |
| 2 Tablespoons lemon juice | | | | minutes. Then mix in the cooked brown rice and turn |
| 2 Tablespoons pineapple juice | | | | off the heat. Serve immediately. |
| 1 teaspoon molasses | | | | |